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handsel/ˈhæns(ə)l/ n. & v. (also 亦作 hansel) archaic [古义]●n. 1 a gift at the beginning of the new year, or on coming into new circumstances (新年、乔迁、开张等的)礼物；贺礼 2 = EARNEST2 1 ●v. tr. (handselled, handselling; US [美] handseled, handseling) esp. Brit. [尤英] 1 give a handsel to 送礼 2 inaugurate; be the first to try 创始；初次尝试 [Middle English, corresponding to Old English handselen ‘giving into a person's hands’, Old Norse handsal ‘giving of the hand (esp. in promise) ’, formed as HAND + Old English sellan SELL] |